The Downfall of Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to the media as he departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colorado, to begin his 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges March 15, 2012.
Charles Rex Arbogast / AP

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The former Governor waits for his car to leave en-route to prison, March 15, 2012. The 55-year-old Democrat becomes the second Illinois governor in a row to go to prison for corruption.

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